Sambalpur: Accused has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in the case of misbehavior against a minor girl

Sambalpur: The accused has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in the case of rape against a minor girl in Dhama police station area of Sambalpur district.

On the evening of December 31, 2018, the concerned minor (16 years) was returning alone from Tuition. At this time, Maheshwar Bhoi of the said village took the girl up and committed mischief. The minor’s grandmother went searching and found her as she was late in returning from tuition. Then she informed him about the incident. The next day, the minor’s grandmother filed a complaint in Dhama police station. The police registered a case and started investigating the incident and arrested the accused and took him to court. POCSO Fast Track Special Court PK Das heard the case on Monday and convicted the accused Maheshwar on the basis of the statement of 23 witnesses and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment. Along with this, he was ordered to pay a fine of 10 thousand rupees and 4 lakh rupees to the victim. Public prosecutor Basant Mishra handled the case.